Alpinist Magazine
Crossing the Lines
Three friends road trip for 10,000 miles in search of perfect playgrounds: from snow-covered peaks in Canada to sandy beaches in Mexico.
BASE: Kuala Lumpur
Chris McNamara and friends BASE jump from a tower in Kuala Lumpur during the 2006 three-day legal BASE event.
Return to the Outdoors, Part II: Steph Davis
Steph Davis shares a story about one of the wild places she loves: Utah’s Canyonlands.
Hardrock Mining–Re-think; Reform
The Outdoor Alliance, a national coalition of human-powered recreation organizations, is urging outdoor enthusiasts to support proposed reforms of the 1872 Mining Law.
Return to the Outdoors, Part I: Conrad Anker
Conrad Anker shares some of his earliest memories from Wyoming’s Teton Crest.
Facing Obsession
Follow Robert Jasper and Stefan Glowacz during their obsessive attempts to climb the the 1000-meter Forgotten Wall on Cerro Murallon in Patagonia.
Exclusive: Working It
Cedar Wright works Half Shark Alligator, Half Man (5.13R)–a new-age Indian Creek climb that embodies the further potential of the iconic area. An Alpinist TV exclusive.
Chile: The Crusade for Virgin Rock
“Long periods of high pressure, steep granite, moderate glaciers, ‘short’ approaches from base camp and 500-meter virgin walls seemed the norm in Brujo del Torres. The more research we did, the more we convinced ourselves we had found El Dorado…”
Life on a Line
One athlete’s search for balance, and how walking the straight and narrow is catching on.